What buttons do I press to set up the Danby DDR45AGDB DEHUMIDIFIER

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Press the "power" button and then set the humidity level to about 50%

If your machine is equipped with a humidistat it could be faulty and not sensing the humidity level accurately.

Since your Danby, discontinued model has several features that require a picture to understand how to set the controls, as well as how to use the remote control. I have provided a link to your Owner's Manual (in case you have misplaced yours) that you can download and print, for future reference.

http://www.danby.ca/cms/uploads/products/en_manual/DDR586R%20EFOM.pdf

The one thing I would suggest, that you keep in mind is that the lower the percentage of humidity extraction you set it on, the more humidity it will absorb. Which is what you want in the summer. Do Not press and hold the arrow down button. Press it down in increments, until you reach the level you desire.

Hope this helps you.

Here's a link to the Owners Manual for your Model Danby Dehumidifier. You can download and print it for future reference. Take good care of it, as it is a discontinued model, but is still supported by Danby.

http://www.danby.com/product.php?cod_prod=DDR4007EE&code=12#prod_features

Hope this helps you. Please let me know. Thanks.

Hi,
There are many reasons why a dehumidifier willnot work or collect water.
Here is a tip that I wrote to help people to figure out what is going wrongwith their dehumidifier

Dehumidifier is running but no water is in bucket

heatman101

On the control panel the 3rd button from the left is the timer button. If you press this button when the unit is running the number display on the left will start blinking- use the up/down arrows to set the time that you want the unit to run.
If you press the timer button when the unit is off it will run on and off for the designated time you set- eg if you set 1 then every 1 hour the machine will switch on and run for 1 hour.
(The left # will just blink once you have the time you want just leave it and eventually the normal humidity setting reading will show)

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There can be many reasons why a dehumidifier will not work or collect water.

Here is a tip that I wrote to help people to figure out what is going wrong with their dehumidifier

Dehumidifier is running but no water is in bucket
http://www.fixya.com/support/r4662409-dehumidifier_running_but_no_water_in

heatman101

SETTING THE MACHINE TO TURN ON
1. Make sure the dehumidifier is plugged in but turned off.
2. Press the button with the clock symbol below it.
3. Press the up arrow to set how many hours until you want the machine to turn ON. If you have pressed the button for more hours than you wanted then press the down arrow to lower the number of hours.
4. After you have stopped pressing the arrow buttons the display will return to the original display showing temperature and relative humidity.
5. After the above steps are completed the dehumidifier will turn ON in the number of hours that you have set (programmed).

SETTING THE MACHINE TO TURN OFF
1. Make sure the dehumidifier is plugged in and running. You should hear the fan blowing for sure.
2. Press the button with the clock symbol below it.
3. Press the up arrow to set how many hours until you want the machine to turn OFF. If you have pressed the button for more hours than you wanted then press the down arrow to lower the number of hours.
4. After you have stopped pressing the arrow buttons the display will return to the original display showing temperature and relative humidity.
5. After the above steps are completed the dehumidifier will turn OFF in the number of hours that you have set (programmed).

Here's the FAQ for Danby dehumidifiers =>

http://www.danby.com/products/faqs.php?cat=12&q=53

There were no instructions manuals to download.

Their customer support page =>

http://www.danby.com/contact_us

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